[Amended 10-8-85 by Ord. No. 85-37; 12-13-88 by Ord. No. 88-46; 7-11-89 by Ord. No. 89-27; 11-15-94
by Ord. No. 94-38; 10-22-96 by Ord. No. 96-31; 2-11-98 by Ord. No 98-3; 11-27-01 by Ord.
No. 2001-29]
A.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (P.L. 1983,
c. 383) hereinafter referred to as the "Act," the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Code shall be enforced locally in the Town of Secaucus.
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Editor's Note: Refer to the Uniform Fire Safety Act; N.J.S.A.
52-27D-192 et seq. and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C.
5:70 et seq.
The local enforcing agency is hereby established and shall be
known as the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
[Amended 4-14-15 by Ord. No. 2015-7]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall enforce the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Safety Act located at N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq., as amended,
and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code found at N.J.A.C. 5:70 et seq.,
as amended, and the codes and regulations adopted therein, in all
buildings, structures and premises within the established boundaries
of the Town of Secaucus, other than owner-occupied and one- and two-family
dwellings, and shall comply faithfully with the requirements of the
Uniform Fire Safety Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
[Amended 4-14-15 by Ord. No. 2015-7]
The local enforcing agency established by Section 73-2 shall carry out the periodic inspections of life hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey.
[Amended 4-14-15 by Ord. No. 2015-7]
The local enforcing agency established by Section 73-2 shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Fire Official.
[Amended 4-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-7]
A.
The position of Fire Official is hereby created in the Town of Secaucus.
The Fire Official shall be appointed by the Mayor and Council.
B.
The Fire Official shall be a certified Fire Official in the State
of New Jersey by the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs.
C.
Other employees as may be necessary in the local enforcing agency
shall be appointed by the Mayor and Council.
D.
The Fire Official may authorize an inspector from the Bureau of Fire
Prevention to act on their behalf in case of short-term absence. Said
designee shall have the authority of the official in their absence
to perform duties specified by the official.
[Added 6-21-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-13]
[Amended 4-14-15 by Ord. No. 2015-7]
Pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Code, any person aggrieved by any order of the local enforcement
agency shall have the right to appeal to the Construction Board of
Appeals of the County of Hudson.
[Amended 4-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-7; 2-23-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-8; 6-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-13]
In addition to the inspection and fees required pursuant to
the Uniform Fire Safety Act and New Jersey Uniform Fire Code and the
regulations of the Department of Community Affairs, the following
additional inspections and fees shall be required and paid to the
Town of Secaucus:
All building types or uses (except residential) which are not
required to be inspected in accordance with the Uniform Fire Code,
shall be subject to an annual inspection and fee, which shall be paid
within 30 days of such inspection:
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0—2,499 square feet
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$25 per year
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2,500—24,999 square feet
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$50 per year
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25,000—49,999 square feet
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$200 per year
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50,000—99,999 square feet and above
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$500 per year
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100,000 and above
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$750 per year
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All non-life hazard residential building uses including building
common areas and specifically excluding owner-occupied one- and two-family
dwellings shall comply with the requirements of the Uniform Fire Code.
Said uses shall be inspected annually and be subject to the same fee
and payment schedule for nonresidential uses set forth hereinabove.
[Amended 4-24-07 by Ord. No. 2007-15; 8-28-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-27]
The permit fees established by the Uniform Fire Code shall be
as follows:
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Type 1 - $54
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Type 2 - $214
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Type 3 - $427
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Type 4 - $641
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[Added 4-14-15 by Ord. No. 2015-7]
Permit fees and inspection fees shall be waived for any nonprofit,
charitable or service organization, state, municipal or county governments,
regional authorities, the Secaucus Board of Education and nonprofit
private educational institutions, as long as the use is not a life-hazard
use.
[Amended 4-14-15 by Ord. No. 2015-7]
A.
Enforcement shall be by the Bureau of Fire Prevention under the direct
supervision and control of Fire Official of the Town of Secaucus or
his authorized representatives.
B.
A report of the Fire Department may be made and transmitted to the
Mayor and Fire Official containing proceedings under said code with
such statistics as the Chief of the Fire Department may wish to include
therein. The Chief of the Fire Department may also recommend in writing
any amendments to the code which, in his judgment, shall be desirable.
As used in this chapter and the code adopted thereby, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Fire Official.
The Attorney for the Township of Secaucus.
The Town of Secaucus.
[Amended 6-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-13]
A.
The limits referred to in the applicable sections of the New Jersey
Uniform Fire Safety Act and New Jersey Uniform Fire Code in which
storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks and in which
new bulk plants for flammable liquids are prohibited are to be strictly
enforced subject to compliance with such restrictions as are set forth
in the Zoning Ordinance[1] of the Town of Secaucus adopted May 1948, and its amendments
thereto so made and provided.
B.
The selling, reselling, filling and exchanging of propane tanks,
cylinders or containers 20 pounds or greater is prohibited.
[Added 5-29-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18; amended 3-8-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-1; 9-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-21]
A.
Mobile
retail food establishments engaged in the preparation and/or sale
of food and which operate from a nonpermanent location, including,
but not limited to, food trucks, food trailers or food carts, shall
apply for and obtain an inspection by the Bureau of Fire Prevention
to operate within the Town of Secaucus.
B.
The Bureau
of Fire Prevention shall issue a checklist containing the specific
requirements for approval of an application for an inspection. The
checklist shall be available in the Bureau of Fire Prevention and
updated as necessary by the Fire Official.
C.
Mobile
food establishments may obtain:
(1)
A one
(1) year permit.
(a)
$100 per calendar year, which includes the inspection, one reinspection
if needed, and any requisite inspections prior to any event in which
the establishment may be participating in within the Town of Secaucus.
An annual sticker shall be valid until December 31 of the year in
which it was issued.
(b)
Renewal applications for one (1) year certificates shall be received
by January 31 of a given year. Any late renewal applications shall
be assessed a fee of $50. A mobile retail food establishment will
be entitled to continue operation during the period that a timely
application for a renewal is pending with the Bureau of Fire Prevention;
or
(2)
A three
(3) day permit:
(a)
$25 per three (3) day period for an event, which includes an inspection
and one reinspection if needed.
(3)
All
applications for a permit by the Bureau of Fire Prevention for a one
(1) year certificate or a three (3) day certificate shall be submitted
at least five (5) days prior to any event or operation in Town. Applications
submitted less than five (5) days before planned operation will be
assessed a $100 fee in addition to the one (1) year or three (3) day
certificate fee.
D.
If conditions
are found in violation, a written statement shall be provided to the
mobile retail food establishment and a reinspection scheduled by the
Bureau of Fire Prevention. One reinspection shall be completed at
no cost. Any additional reinspections shall be assessed a fee of $25.
Any establishment that fails an inspection will not be permitted to
operate within the Town of Secaucus until the violations have been
corrected and a reinspection by the Bureau of Fire Prevention results
in approval.
E.
A sticker
or certificate of approval from the Town of Secaucus Bureau of Fire
Prevention shall be placed in a conspicuous place in or on the mobile
retail food establishment.
F.
Nothing
contained in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention to inspect a mobile retail food establishment at
any time to determine if it meets the requirements contained in the
checklist.
G.
Violation of any provision of §73-15 shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000, by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or by a period of community service for not more than 90 days, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Municipal Court of the Town. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
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Editor's Note: Former § 73-15 was repealed 4-14-2015
by Ord. No. 2015-7.
Inspection of warehouse for public sale: $150.
[Added 8-24-10 by Ord. No. 2010-34]
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OSHA Fire Extinguisher Training Program:
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$250 per class for classes of 15 participants or less.
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$350 per class for classes of 16-30 participants.
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[Amended 4-14-15 by Ord. No. 2015-7]
A.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if any regulations
established by this chapter are inconsistent with the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Code or the Uniform Fire Safety Act, such sections shall be deemed
inapplicable in order that the standards of the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Code and Uniform Fire Safety Act may be enforced.
B.
Any person or entity who fails to comply with this Article or any
of the provisions of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Act or the
New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Code shall be subject to the penalties
as set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.12 as amended.
[Amended 4-14-15 by Ord. No. 2015-7]
Copies of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code and Uniform Fire
Safety Act shall be available for public inspection in the Bureau
of Fire Prevention.
